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short readsJun 15, 2009

The Incredible Shrinking Classified Section

Roughly half of internet users have used online classified ads, up from 22% in 2005.
short readsJun 15, 2009

Latino Children in America

Hispanics now make up 22% of all children in the U.S. — up from 9% in 1980.
short readsJun 15, 2009

No to Preferential Treatment, Yes to Affirmative Action

Only three-in-ten Americans believe we should give preferential treatment to improve the position of minorities.
short readsJun 15, 2009

Happy Father’s Day, Love Mom

Fully 72% of married moms who work say dads are now doing as good a job or better than their counterparts did a generation ago.
reportJun 15, 2009

No Story Dominates, But Iran Fascinates

The economy, a hate crime, health care and Detroit’s problems all competed for attention in last week’s news landscape. But a presidential vote in Iran commanded much of the late-week coverage, as the press focused on a nation it often tends to ignore.
reportJun 15, 2009

The State of Music Online: Ten Years after Napster

While Napster morphed from its lawless larval stage to a dues-paying music service, consumers have had their pick of surviving free, peer-to-peer applications. And while the music industry has been on the front lines of the battle to convert freeloaders into paying customers, their efforts have been watched closely by other digitized industries.
reportJun 15, 2009

Recession Pounds States’ Budgets

Stateline.org’s legislative review finds state budgets in such dire straits that they are closing prisons in Colorado and Kansas, raising taxes on the rich in New York and even taxing bourbon in Kentucky — and the worst is yet to come.
reportJun 15, 2009

The State of Music Online: Ten Years After Napster

In the decade since Napster’s launch, selling recorded music has become as much of an art as making the music itself.
reportJun 11, 2009

Week’s Major News Stories Draw Different Audiences

Summary of Findings Americans divided their attention among several major stories last week as President Obama reached out to the Muslim world in a major speech, a jetliner crashed into the Atlantic Ocean and General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection. At the same time, they continued to keep a close watch on news about the […]
reportJun 11, 2009

The Killing of George Tiller Dominates the Blogosphere Debate

The shooting of a controversial abortion provider triggered far more attention in social media last week than in the mainstream press, with advocates on both sides of the polarizing issue weighing in on the implications. Meanwhile, the most viewed news video on YouTube put the spotlight on an unlikely overnight sensation.